Marguerite Galacar, 87, Was Resident of Ipswich

Marguerite Galacar (née Houle), wife of the late Charles
Galacar of Ipswich, died May 3 at the Beverly Hospital after a long
illness, of heart failure. She was 87.

Mrs. Galacar was a longtime resident of Ipswich and from 1959 until
1993 was resident curator of the Heard House (Waters Memorial) at the
Ipswich Historical Society. She was born in 1916 to Arsene and Parmelia
Houle of Cambridge, the youngest of seven children. She married Charles
Galacar of Ipswich in 1940 at Church of the Advent in Boston, and they
lived at 25 Brewer street in Cambridge. They summered on Argilla Road in
Ipswich and spent a lot of time on the Vineyard during summers in the
1930s and 1950s.

She and Charles were avid mountaineers and used Jackson Hole, Wyo.,
as their base for several ascents while climbing with Paul Petzl in the
Grand Tetons. Margo, as she was known, had a self-effacing, generous
spirit which was tolerant of people's shortcomings; her persistent
curiosity, humor and imagination endeared her to many.

Mrs. Galacar is survived by two sons, Frederic of Manchester and
David of Ipswich, and three grandchildren, Joshua and Christian, both of
Gloucester, and Sophie of Manchester.

A private funeral is being arranged by Whittier-Porter Funeral Home
in Ipswich and a date for a memorial service has not been set. The
family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be
made to the Ipswich Historical Society, 54 South Main street, Ipswich,
MA 01938.